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cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

Carol Benkosky, 

Prineville District Manager. 

[FR Doc. 2013–25309 Filed 10–25–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–33–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[LLOR957000–L63100000–HD0000– 

14XL1116AF: HAG14–0003] 

Filing of Plats of Survey: Oregon/

Washington 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The plats of survey of the 

following described lands are scheduled 

to be officially filed in the Bureau of 

Land Management, Oregon State Office, 

Portland, Oregon, 30 days from the date 

of this publication. 

Willamette Meridian, Oregon 

T. 39 S., R. 6 E., accepted September 10, 2013 

Tps. 6 & 7 S., Rgs. 2 & 3 W., accepted 

September 13, 2013 

T. 34 S., R. 7 W., accepted September 27, 

2013 

T. 8 S., R. 4 E., accepted September 27, 2013 

ADDRESSES: A copy of the plats may be 

obtained from the Public Room at the 

Bureau of Land Management, Oregon 

State Office, 1220 SW. 3rd Avenue, 

Portland, Oregon 97204, upon required 

payment. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kyle 

Hensley, (503) 808–6132, Branch of 

Geographic Sciences, Bureau of Land 

Management, 1220 SW. 3rd Avenue, 

Portland, Oregon 97204. Persons who 

use a telecommunications device for the 

deaf (TDD) may call the Federal 

Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1– 

800–877–8339 to contact the above 

individual during normal business 

hours. The FIRS is available 24 hours a 

day, 7 days a week, to leave a message 

or question with the above individual. 

You will receive a reply during normal 

business hours. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A person 

or party who wishes to protest against 

this survey must file a written notice 

with the Oregon State Director, Bureau 

of Land Management, stating that they 

wish to protest. A statement of reasons 

for a protest may be filed with the notice 

of protest and must be filed with the 

Oregon State Director within thirty days 

after the protest is filed. If a protest 

against the survey is received prior to 

the date of official filing, the filing will 

be stayed pending consideration of the 

protest. A plat will not be officially filed 

until the day after all protests have been 

dismissed or otherwise resolved. 

Before including your address, phone 

number, email address, or other 

personal identifying information in your 

comment, you should be aware that 

your entire comment—including your 

personal identifying information—may 

be made publicly available at any time. 

While you can ask us in your comment 

to withhold your personal identifying 

information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

Mary J.M. Hartel, 

Chief Cadastral Surveyor of Oregon/

Washington. 

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BILLING CODE 4310–33–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management 

[OMB Number 1010–0114] 

Information Collection: General and Oil 

and Gas Production Requirements in 

the Outer Continental Shelf; Submitted 

for OMB Review; Comment Request 

ACTION: 30-Day notice. 

MMAA104000 

SUMMARY: To comply with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA), the Bureau of Ocean Energy 

Management (BOEM) is notifying the 

public that we have submitted an 

information collection request (ICR) to 

the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for review and approval. The ICR 

pertains to the paperwork requirements 

in the regulations under 30 CFR Part 

550, Subparts A and K, General and Oil 

and Gas Production Requirements. This 

notice provides the public a second 

opportunity to comment on the 

paperwork burden of this collection. 

DATE: Submit written comments by 

November 27, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments on this 

ICR to the Desk Officer for the 

Department of the Interior at OMB– 

OIRA at (202) 395–5806 (fax) or OIRA_

submission@omb.eop.gov (email). Please 

provide a copy of your comments to the 

BOEM Information Collection Clearance 

Officer, Arlene Bajusz, Bureau of Ocean 

Energy Management, 381 Elden Street, 

HM–3127, Herndon, Virginia 20170 

(mail) or arlene.bajusz@boem.gov 

(email). Please reference ICR 1010–0114 

in your comment and include your 

name and return address. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Arlene Bajusz, Office of Policy, 

Regulations, and Analysis at 

arlene.bajusz@boem.gov (email) or (703) 

787–1025 (phone). You may review the 

ICR online at http://www.reginfo.gov. 

Follow the instructions to review 

Department of the Interior collections 

under review by OMB. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

OMB Control Number: 1010–0114. 

Title: 30 CFR Part 550, Subpart A, 

General, and Subpart K, Oil and Gas 

Production Requirements. 

Forms: BOEM–0127, BOEM–0140, 

BOEM–1123, BOEM–1832. 

Abstract: The Outer Continental Shelf 

(OCS) Lands Act, as amended (43 U.S.C. 

1331 et seq. and 43 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), 

authorizes the Secretary of the Interior 

to prescribe rules and regulations to 

administer leasing of the OCS. Such 

rules and regulations will apply to all 

operations conducted under a lease. 

Operations in the OCS must preserve, 

protect, and develop oil and natural gas 

resources in a manner that is consistent 

with the need to make such resources 

available to meet the Nation’s energy 

needs as rapidly as possible; balance 

orderly energy resource development 

with protection of human, marine, and 

coastal environments; ensure the public 

a fair and equitable return on the 

resources of the OCS; and preserve and 

maintain free enterprise competition. 

Section 1332(6) states that ‘‘operations 

in the [O]uter Continental Shelf should 

be conducted in a safe manner by well 

trained personnel using technology, 

precautions, and techniques sufficient 

to prevent or minimize . . . loss of well 

control . . . physical obstructions to 

users of the waters or subsoil and 

seabed, or other occurrences which may 

cause damage to the environment or to 

property or endanger life or health.’’ 

The Independent Offices 

Appropriations Act (31 U.S.C. 9701), the 

Omnibus Appropriations Bill (Pub. L. 

104–133, 110 Stat. 1321, April 26, 

1996), and Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) Circular A–25 authorize 

Federal agencies to recover the full cost 

of services that confer special benefits. 

Under the Department of the Interior’s 

(DOI) implementing policy, the Bureau 

of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is 

required to charge fees for services that 

provide special benefits or privileges to 

an identifiable non-Federal recipient 

above and beyond those that accrue to 

the public. 

This ICR covers 30 CFR 550, Subpart 

A, General, and Subpart K, Oil and Gas 

Production Requirements, which deal 

with regulatory requirements of oil, gas, 

and sulphur operations on the OCS. 

This request also covers the related 

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that BOEM issues to clarify and provide 

guidance on some aspects of our 

regulations. 

The BOEM uses the information 

collected under the Subpart A and K 

regulations to ensure that operations in 

the OCS are carried out in a safe and 

environmentally sound manner, do not 

interfere with the rights of other users 

in the OCS, and balance the protection 

and development of OCS resources. 

Specifically, we use the information 

collected to: 

• Determine the capability of a well 

to produce oil or gas in paying 

quantities or to determine the possible 

need for additional wells resulting in 

minimum royalty status on a lease. 

• Provide lessees/operators greater 

flexibility to comply with regulatory 

requirements through approval of 

alternative equipment or procedures 

and departures if they demonstrate 

equal or better compliance with the 

appropriate performance standards. 

• Ensure that subsurface storage of 

natural gas does not unduly interfere 

with development and production 

operations under existing leases. 

• Record the designation of an 

operator authorized to act on behalf of 

the lessee/operating rights owner and to 

fulfill their obligations under the OCS 

Lands Act and implementing 

regulations, or to record the local agent 

empowered to receive notices and 

comply with regulatory orders issued 

(Form BOEM–1123, Designation of 

Operator). This form requires the 

respondent to submit general 

information such as lease number, 

name, address, company number of 

designated operator, and signature of 

the authorized lessee. With this 

renewal, BOEM is adding a line for the 

signator’s name and title and clarifying 

explanations and terminology. We are 

also introducing instructions on how to 

fill out the form specific to the Gulf of 

Mexico Region to better facilitate the 

processing of the form, given the 

volume of form submissions and 

inquiries that the Gulf Region receives. 

We estimate the instructions will 

increase the time from 15 to 30 minutes 

to read and fill out the form; however, 

we believe the instructions will reduce 

the number of basic questions and result 

in faster processing time for 

respondents. 

• Determine if an application for 

right-of-use and easement complies with 

the OCS Lands Act, other applicable 

laws, and BOEM regulations; and does 

not unreasonably interfere with the 

operations of any other lessee. 

• Provide for orderly development or 

disqualification of leases to determine 

the appropriateness of lessee/operator 

performance. 

• Approve requests to cancel leases 

and ascertain if/when the Secretary may 

cancel leases. 

• Ensure the protection of any 

discovered archaeological resources. 

• Regulate production rates from 

sensitive reservoirs (Form BOEM–0127, 

Sensitive Reservoir Information Report). 

BOEM engineers and geologists use the 

information for rate control and 

reservoir studies. The form requests 

general information about the reservoir 

and the company, volumetric data, and 

fluid analysis and production data. To 

assist respondents in filling out the 

form, BOEM is introducing instructions 

to clarify data entries. We expect the 

instructions to reduce or eliminate the 

number of form revisions in the future, 

although it could initially add 30 

minutes to the form burden to read 

them. 

• Manage reservoirs in our efforts to 

conserve natural resources, prevent 

waste, and protect correlative rights, 

including the Government’s royalty 

interest (Form BOEM–0140, Bottomhole 

Pressure Survey Report). Specifically, 

BOEM uses the information in reservoir 

evaluations to determine maximum 

production and efficient rates and to 

review applications for downhole 

commingling to ensure that action does 

not harm ultimate recovery or 

undervalued royalties. The form 

requests information about the well and 

operator; test data information such as 

shut-in time, bottomhole temperature, 

kelly bushing elevation; and bottomhole 

pressure points that consist of measured 

depth(s), true vertical depth(s), 

pressure(s), and pressure gradient(s). 

With this renewal, BOEM is adding a 

line to record the distance between the 

kelly bushing and tubing-head flange 

and is modifying some wording for 

clarification. We expect no change to 

the hour burden as a result. 

• Determine that respondents have 

corrected any Incidents of NonCompliance (INCs), Form BOEM–1832, 

identified during compliance reviews. 

The BOEM issues this form to the 

operator and the operator then corrects 

the INC(s), signs and returns the form to 

the BOEM Regional Supervisor. To 

accommodate the split of regulatory 

responsibilities from the former Bureau 

of Ocean Energy Management, 

Regulation, and Enforcement, BOEM 

will be revising this form to reflect 

BOEM’s compliance authority and will 

obtain OMB approval under a separate 

submission. 

We will protect proprietary 

information according to the Freedom of 

Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552), its 

implementing regulations (43 CFR part 

2), 30 CFR part 252, and 30 CFR 

550.197, ‘‘Data and information to be 

made available to the public or for 

limited inspection.’’ Proprietary 

information concerning geological and 

geophysical data will be protected 

according to 43 U.S.C. 1352. No items 

of a sensitive nature are collected. 

Responses are mandatory. 

Frequency: Primarily on occasion; 

monthly. 

Description of Respondents: Federal 

oil and gas and sulphur lessees/

operators. 

Estimated Reporting and 

Recordkeeping Hour Burden: The 

estimated annual hour burden for this 

collection is 30,635 hours. The 

following table details the individual 

components and estimated hour 

burdens. In calculating the burdens, we 

assumed that respondents perform 

certain requirements in the normal 

course of their activities. We consider 

these to be usual and customary and 

took that into account in estimating the 

burden. 

BURDEN BREAKDOWN

Citation 30 CFR 550 

Subpart A and related 

forms/NTLs 

Reporting or recordkeeping requirement 

Non-hour cost burdens 

Hour burden Average number of 

annual responses 

Annual burden 

hours 

Authority and Definition of Terms 

104; 181; Form BOEM– 

1832.

Appeal orders or decisions; appeal INCs; request 

hearing due to cancellation of lease.

Exempt under 5 CFR 1320.4(a)(2), (c) 0 


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Citation 30 CFR 550 

Subpart A and related 

forms/NTLs 

Reporting or recordkeeping requirement 

Non-hour cost burdens 

Hour burden Average number of 

annual responses 

Annual burden 

hours 

Performance Standards 

115; 116 ......................... Request determination of well producibility; make 

available or submit data and information; notify 

BOEM of test.

5 .............................. 90 responses ................. 450 

119 ................................. Apply for subsurface storage of gas; sign storage 

agreement.

10 ............................ 3 applications ................ 30 

Subtotal ........................................................................................................................................... 93 responses ................. 480 

Cost Recovery Fees 

125; 126; 140 ................. Cost Recovery Fees; confirmation receipt etc; 

verbal approvals and written request to follow. 

Includes request for refunds.

Cost Recovery Fees and related items are covered individually throughout this subpart 0 

Designation of Operator 

143 ................................. Report change of name, address, etc .................. Not considered information collection under 5 

CFR 1320.3(h)(1) 

0 

143(a–c); 144; 145; 

Form BOEM–1123.

Submit designation of operator (Form BOEM– 

1123—form takes 30 minutes); report updates; 

notice of termination; submit designation of 

agent. Request exception. NO FEE.

1 .............................. 2,584 forms ................... 2,584 

143(a–d); 144; 145; 

Form BOEM–1123.

Change designation of operator (Form BOEM– 

1123—form takes 30 minutes); report updates; 

notice of termination; submit designation of 

agent; include pay.gov confirmation receipt. 

Request exception. SERVICE FEE.

1 .............................. 930 forms ...................... 930 

$175 fee x 930 = $162,750 

186(a)(3); NTL ............... Apply for user account in TIMS (electronic/digital 

form submittals).

Not considered information collection under 5 

CFR 1320.3(h)(1) 

0 

Subtotal ........................................................................................................................................... 3,514 responses ............ 3,514 

$162,750 non-hour cost burden 

Compliance 

101; 135; 136; Form 

BOEM–1832.

Submit response and required information for 

INC, probation, or revocation of operating status. Notify when violations corrected.

2 .............................. 94 submissions .............. 188 

Request waiver of 14-day response time or reconsideration.1 .............................. 1 ..................................... 1 

135; 136 ......................... Request reimbursement for services provided to 

BOEM representatives during reviews; comment.

1.5 ........................... 2 requests ...................... 3 

Subtotal ........................................................................................................................................... 97 responses ................. 192 

Special Types of Approval 

125(c); 140 ..................... Request various oral approvals not specifically 

covered elsewhere in regulatory requirements.

1 .............................. 100 requests .................. 100 

141; 101–199 ................. Request approval to use new or alternative procedures; submit required information.20 ............................ 100 requests .................. 2,000 

142; 101–199 ................. Request approval of departure from operating requirements not specifically covered elsewhere 

in regulatory requirements; submit required information.

2.5 ........................... 100 requests .................. 250 

Subtotal ........................................................................................................................................... 300 responses ............... 2,350 


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BURDEN BREAKDOWN—Continued 

Citation 30 CFR 550 

Subpart A and related 

forms/NTLs 

Reporting or recordkeeping requirement 

Non-hour cost burdens 

Hour burden Average number of 

annual responses 

Annual burden 

hours 

Right-of-use and Easement 

160; 161; 123 ................. OCS lessees: Apply for new or modified right-ofuse and easement to construct and maintain 

off-lease platforms, artificial islands, and installations and other devices; include notifications 

and submitting required information.

9 .............................. 26 applications .............. 234 

160(c) ............................. Establish a Company File for qualification; submit 

updated information, submit qualifications for 

lessee/bidder, request exception.

Burden covered under 30 CFR 556 (1010– 

0006) 

0 

160; 165; 123 ................. State lessees: Apply for new or modified right-ofuse and easement to construct and maintain 

off-lease platforms, artificial islands, and installations and other devices; include pay.gov confirmation and notifications.

5 .............................. 1 application .................. 5 

$2,742 state lease fee x 1 = $2,742 

166 ................................. State lessees: Furnish surety bond; additional security if required.Burden covered under 30 CFR 556 (1010– 

0006) 

0 

Subtotal ........................................................................................................................................... 27 responses ................. 239 

$2,742 non-hour cost burden 

Primary Lease Requirements, Lease Term Extensions, and Lease Cancellations 

181(d); 182(b), 183(a)(b) Request termination of suspension, cancellation 

of lease, lesser lease term (no requests in recent years for termination/cancellation of a 

lease; minimal burden).

20 ............................ 1 request ....................... 20 

182; 183, 185; 194 ......... Various references to submitting new, revised, or 

modified exploration plan, development/production plan, or development operations coordination document, and related surveys/reports.

Burden covered under 30 CFR 550, Subpart B 

(1010–0151) 

0 

184 ................................. Request compensation for lease cancellation 

mandated by the OCS Lands Act (no qualified 

lease cancellations in many years; minimal 

burden compared to benefit).

50 ............................ 1 request ....................... 50 

Subtotal ........................................................................................................................................... 2 responses ................... 70 

Information and Reporting Requirements 

186(a) ............................. Apply to receive administrative entitlements to 

eWell/TIMS system for electronic submissions.

Not considered IC under 5 CFR 1320.3(h)(1) 0 

186; NTL ........................ Submit information, reports, and copies as BOEM 

requires.

10 ............................ 125 ................................. 1,250 

135; 136 ......................... Report apparent violations or non-compliance. .... 1.5 ........................... 2 reports ........................ 3 

194; NTL ........................ Report archaeological discoveries. Submit archaeological and follow-up reports and additional information.2 .............................. 6 reports ........................ 12 

194; NTL ........................ Request departures from conducting archaeological resources surveys and/or submitting 

reports in GOMR.

1 .............................. 2 requests ...................... 2 

194 ................................. Submit ancillary surveys/investigations reports, 

as required.

Burden covered under 30 CFR 550 Subpart B 

(1010–0151) 

0 

196 ................................. Submit data/information for G&G activity and request reimbursement.Burden covered under 30 CFR 551 (1010– 

0048) 

0 

197(b)(2) ........................ Demonstrate release of G&G data would unduly 

damage competitive position.

1 .............................. 1 ..................................... 1 


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BURDEN BREAKDOWN—Continued 

Citation 30 CFR 550 

Subpart A and related 

forms/NTLs 

Reporting or recordkeeping requirement 

Non-hour cost burdens 

Hour burden Average number of 

annual responses 

Annual burden 

hours 

197 ................................. Submit confidentiality agreement .......................... 1 .............................. 1 ..................................... 1 

Subtotal ........................................................................................................................................... 137 responses ............... 1,269 

Recordkeeping 

135; 136 ......................... During reviews, make records available as requested by inspectors.2 .............................. 7 reviews ....................... 14 

Subtotal ........................................................................................................................................... 7 responses ................... 14 

Citation 30 CFR 550 

Subpart K and related 

forms/NTLs 

Well surveys and classifying reservoirs 

Non-hour cost burdens 

Hour burden Average number of 

annual responses 

Annual burden 

hours 

1153 .................................. Conduct static bottomhole pressure survey; submit 

Form BOEM–0140 (Bottomhole Pressure Survey 

Report) (within 60 days after survey).

14 ................ 1,161 surveys ................... 16,254 

1153(d) .............................. Submit justification, information, and Form BOEM– 

0140, to request a departure from requirement to 

run a static bottomhole survey.

1 .................. 200 survey departures ...... 200 

1154; 1167 ........................ Submit request and supporting information to reclassify reservoir.1 .................. 15 requests ....................... 15 

1155; 1165(b); 1166; 1167 Submit Form BOEM–0127 (Sensitive Reservoir Information Report) and supporting information/revisions (within 45 days after certain events or at 

least annually). AK Region: submit BOEM–0127 

and request MER.

3 .................. 2,012 forms ...................... 6,036 

1153–1167 ........................ Request general departure or alternative compliance 

requests not specifically covered elsewhere in regulatory requirements.

1 .................. 2 ........................................ 2 

1165 .................................. Submit proposed plan for enhanced recovery operations to BSEE.Burden covered under BSEE 30 CFR 250 

(1014–0019) 

0 

Subtotal ........................................................................................................................................ 3,390 responses ............... 22,507 

Total Burden ................................................................................................................................ 7,567 responses ............... 30,635 

$165,492 non-hour cost burdens 

Estimated Reporting and 

Recordkeeping Non-Hour Cost Burden: 

We have identified two non-hour cost 

burdens. Section 550.143 requires a fee 

for a change in designation of operator 

($175). Section 550.165 requires a State 

lessee applying for a right-of use and 

easement in the OCS to pay a cost 

recovery application fee ($2,742). These 

fees reflect the recent adjustment for 

inflation that became effective February 

2, 2013 (78 FR 5836, 1/28/13). The total 

non-hour cost burden for this collection 

is estimated at $165,492. 

Public Disclosure Statement: The PRA 

(44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.) provides that an 

agency may not conduct or sponsor a 

collection of information unless it 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number. Until OMB approves a 

collection of information, you are not 

obligated to respond. 

Comments: Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of 

the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.,) 

requires each agency ‘‘. . . to provide 

notice . . . and otherwise consult with 

members of the public and affected 

agencies concerning each proposed 

collection of information . . .’’ Agencies 

must specifically solicit comments to: 

(a) Evaluate whether the collection is 

necessary or useful; (b) evaluate the 

accuracy of the burden estimates; (c) 

enhance the quality, usefulness, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (d) minimize the burden 

on the respondents, including the use of 

technology. 

To comply with the public 

consultation process, on June 17, 2013, 

BOEM published a Federal Register 

notice (78 FR 36244) announcing that 

we would submit this ICR to OMB for 

approval. This notice provided the 

required 60-day comment period. We 

received no comments in response to 

the notice; however, comments are 

accepted at any time. 

Public Availability of Comments: 

Before including your address, phone 

number, email address, or other 

personal identifying information in your 

comment, you should be aware that 

your entire comment—including your 

personal identifying information—may 

be made publicly available at any time. 

While you can ask us in your comment 

to withhold your personal identifying 

information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

Dated: September 16, 2013. 

Deanna Meyer-Pietruszka, 

Chief, Office of Policy, Regulations, and 

Analysis. 

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